KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says preparations have been made for newly established master’s and PhD programmes and faculties, with priority to be given to professional Afghan lecturers and foreign lecturers to be invited if necessary.
Addressing a press conference today (Monday), IEA chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, responding to a Pajhwok question, said the newly established faculties and academic programmes included fields related to modern needs, including artificial intelligence.
He noted that new educational opportunities had also been created in agriculture, health and technology.
Mujahid described the establishment of the new programmes and faculties as a positive step for Afghanistan’s future, saying the move was important for the country’s academic development, reconstruction and strengthening of higher education capacity.
Regarding the recruitment of lecturers for the new programmes, Mujahid said priority would be given to qualified professional lecturers already available in Afghanistan.
He added that as long as qualified lecturers were available in the country, there would be no need to bring lecturers from abroad and domestic professionals would be recruited through open announcements.
“However, in fields where no lecturers can be found in the country through the recruitment process, we will have to invite lecturers from abroad. Arrangements have been made to invite lecturers from countries that have a positive view of Afghanistan, such as Indonesia, Egypt and Türkiye. But this will only be done if lecturers in the relevant fields are not available in Afghanistan,” Mujahid explained.
He said the necessary preparations had been made for the new faculties and PhD and master’s programmes, including teaching facilities, logistical requirements, books, lecturers, academic subjects and curricula.
Mujahid added that the process of enrolling students in the new academic programmes and faculties would begin in the future, with students to be admitted after entrance examinations.
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) announced late on Sunday that three medical specialisation and sub-specialisation programmes had been established at Kabul University of Medical Sciences, along with five new PhD and 33 master’s programmes at public and private universities.
According to the ministry, 23 new faculties have also been established at public and private universities, while 29 new departments have been created within existing faculties.
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